Stop ‘Understanding’ the Palestinians

Ben-Dror_Yemini

Looking at a conflict requires us to understand the different sides, to understand the pain; but when it comes to the Palestinians, the more we understand them—the more we bolster their rejectionism and perpetuate their delusions.

Looming Possibilities

Ira Sharkansky

There’s no end in sight to what can worry or frighten us. Hopefully, there will remain enough good sense in those with significant power to get us through the craziness from our enemies, friends, and fellow Jews.

The Moderate Palestinian Leader’s Lies

Ben-Dror_Yemini

Mahmoud Abbas’ scathing speech was mostly a gift to the Israeli rightists who wants one big state; the Palestinian president is making it clear that he’s not a partner, that he refuses to recognize the Jews’ right to self-determination and that he is trapped in hallucinations, illusions, and lies.

Abbas Insists Trump Chooses: Peace or War

In a speech on Wednesday, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas issued an ultimatum to US President Donald Trump, saying he must choose between peace or war.

Turkey, the Arab World is Just Not That into You

Burak Bekdil

He runs around in a fake fire extinguisher’s outfit, holding a silly hose in his hands and knocking on neighbors’ doors to put out the fire in their homes. “Go away,” his neighbors keep telling him.

That’s a Rabbi!

As a Masorti (Conservative) Jew living in Israel, there’s a lot to be learned from this history of the modern State of Israel’s first chief rabbi, Yitzhak Isaac HaLevi Herzog, who of course was deeply religious.

99 Percent of “Palestine Refugees” Are Fake

Daniel Pipes

In the words of a veteran Washington hand, the problem of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the main UN agency dealing with Palestinians, is always important but never urgent.